Brenda Gantt’s Squash Alabama

Ingredients

Brenda Gantt shares in her first cookbook, It’s Gonna Be Good Y’all, that this squash casserole is one her mother made years ago. “It’s one of our family’s (and my Facebook family’s) favorite dishes.” She adds that she likes to serve it with green beans and ham. She also advises that when you are picking squash, the lighter in color the squash is, the more tender it will be.

2 lbs. of fresh or frozen squash

1 stick butter

2 eggs

1 cup mayonnaise

1 large onion (chopped)

1 bell pepper (chopped)

1 ½ cups cheese (cubed)

1 sleeve round crackers

Instructions

Cut, boil and drain squash. Mix squash with eggs, mayonnaise and cheese together. In a skittle, sauté onions and bell peppers in ½ stick butter. Add this to squash mixture and place in a greased 9” x 11” casserole dish. Melt remaining ½ stick of butter. Crumble crackers and mix with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Read Brenda Gantt’s inspiring story of sharing her faith through cooking here.

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Did you enjoy this recipe? Try Brenda Gantt’s Fried Green Tomatoes, Tomato Pie, or Lacy Cornbread. If you’re looking for a dessert recipe, be sure to try her Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, Date Nut Balls, or Blueberry Pie!